Md. Code Regs. 10.62.19.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 10.62.19.02 - Application

A. An applicant shall submit to the Commission an application for a license.

B. An application on a form developed by the Commission shall be completed and submitted to the Commission for consideration. In addition to the application form, the applicant shall submit the following documents to be included as addenda to the application form:

(1) A list identifying the applicant's potential processor agents;

(2) A list identifying each individual investor with 5 percent or more of investment known at the time of application;

(3) A detailed business plan including an organizational chart;

(4) Documentation and source of adequate capitalization;

(5) If the applicant is a corporation, a copy of the articles of incorporation and authorization to do business in Maryland;

(6) Evidence that no tax obligation is in arrears in any jurisdiction on the part of the applicant and any investor with 5 percent or more of investment known at the time of application;

(7) A description of the proposed premises, including a preliminary site plan;

(8) A security plan;

(9) A plan for quality control;

(10) A plan for inventorying, safekeeping and tracking medical cannabis from entry into inventory to sale or disposal of green waste;

(11) A plan for the disposal of green waste;

(12) A plan for training employees and volunteers;

(13) Details of the applicant's experience, knowledge, and training in:

(a) the operation of a laboratory;

(b) the operation or management of a pharmaceutical manufacturing business; or

(c) the operation or management of a consumer products business; and

(14) A plan of the medical cannabis concentrates and medical cannabis-infused products proposed to be manufactured and the processes to be used.

C. The application shall be accompanied by the stage 1 application fee specified in COMAR 10.62.35.

D. Any party applying for a license shall have an ownership interest in or control of, including the power to manage or operate, only one processor license.

E. An applicant shall amend an application within 3 business days to include the name and documentation of a request to forward the criminal history record information and audited financial statement to the Commission of a new individual investor of an interest of 5 percent or more, or another manager or director of the entity, even after a license is issued.

F. For each individual identified in the application specified in COMAR 10.62.19.02B(1) and (2) of this chapter, an applicant shall provide to the Director of the Central Repository:

(1) Two sets of legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of CJIS and the Director of the FBI and the fee authorized under Criminal Procedure Article, § 10-221(B)(7), Annotated Code of Maryland, for access to State criminal history and records for each processor agent and investor identified in the application; and

(2) A request that the individual's state and national criminal history record information be forwarded to the Commission.

Md. Code Regs. 10.62.19.02

Regulation .02 adopted effective 42:18 Md. R. 1176, eff.9/14/2015; amended effective 47:10 Md. R. 519, eff. 5/18/2020; amended effective 48:23 Md. R. 980, eff. 11/15/2021